Zach Hernandez

Zach Hernandez and Je'kob Jones tackle the quarterback.

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Height:
6-0
Weight:
188
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Bakersfield, CA
High School:
Centennial HS

Expected to back up the field safeties in third season at Cal Poly.

2021 -- Played in nine games as a reserve defensive back ... made 14 tackles, all solo, including season-high six stops versus Fresno State ... notched a sack against the Bulldogs, recovered a fumble versus South Dakota and earned pass breakups against both San Diego and Montana ... named to Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic Team.

2020 (Spring 2021) -- Redshirt ... played in one game at Eastern Washington in first season at Cal Poly ... no tackles.

Bakersfield College -- Played two seasons for the Renegades ... 45 total tackles (38 solo) as a sophomore in 2019 with five interceptions, six pass breakups, two forced fumbles and three fumbles recovered ... earned second-team All-Southern California Football Association Northern Conference Northern Division honors ... also named SCFA Scholar-Athlete ... season-high nine tackles against Long Beach CC ... returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown versus Santa Monica ... Renegades were 3-7 in 2019 ... played in just four games as a freshman in 2018, recording six tackles ... chose to transfer to Cal Poly "for the education and the opportunity to play Division I football."

High School -- A 2018 graduate of Centennial High School in Bakersfield ... as a senior under head coach Chad Brown, caught 32 passes for 517 yards and six touchdowns on offense and notched 28 tackles (19 solo) on defense with two pass breakups, six interceptions and a fumble recovery which he returned 80 yards for a touchdown versus Bullard ... earned first-team All-Area and second-team All-Southwest Yosemite League honors ... Golden Hawks were 2-8 in 2017 ... as a junior in 2016 caught 14 passes for 226 yards and no touchdowns ... earned 55 tackles (42 solo) with five interceptions, one pass breakup and one forced fumble ... named to All-Southwest Yosemite League first team and All-Area second team ... also played baseball for three seasons, compiling career .282 average, including a .384 mark on the junior varsity team in 2016 ... member of Student Leadership.

Personal -- Son of Dixie Hernandez ... one brother, Jeremiah ... career ambitions are to graduate with a master's degree in accounting and play in the National Football League ... hobbies include listening to music, hanging out with friends and going to the beach ... born in Bakersfield, Calif. ... earned his bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting in June 2022 ... currently seeking a master's degree in taxation.